Macrothelidae

Macrothelidae is a family of mygalomorph spiders, split off from the family Hexathelidae in 2018. It contains three genera, Macrothele,^[1] Vacrothele^[2] and the extinct Promacrothele.^[3]

Macrothelidae Temporal range: Cenomanian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Female Macrothele gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Clade:	Avicularioidea
Family:	Macrothelidae Simon, 1892[1]
Genera
Macrothele Vacrothele †Promacrothele

Genera

• Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 Europe, Africa, Asia
• Vacrothele Tang & Yang, 2022 China
• Promacrothele Burmese amber, Myanmar, mid Cretaceous.